PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TIAMAT - Gaia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ky
vs
Berto

176 cm
30
164 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

173 cm
30
166 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ninja Berto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Berto.
Nice sprawl there from Ky as Berto shoots in.
Berto throws a head kick but Ky moves out of range.
Berto throws a head kick but Ky moves out of range.
Berto misses with a takedown attempt - Ky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ky throws a head kick that misses.
Berto connects with a solid leg kick.
Ky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berto.
Berto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ky throws a hook to the side of Berto's head but Berto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ky throws a head kick but Berto moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto blocks a leg kick.
Berto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ky circles away.
Gaia Ky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
A slow jab from Ky misses its intended target.
Berto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ky is fending him off so far but Berto persists. Nope, Ky circles away and we're back to standing.
Berto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ky swivels and escapes.
Ky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Berto or perhaps it was just good defense by Ky which made him look bad.
Ky stuffs the takedown attempt from Berto. Berto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ky throws a low kick but Berto avoids it.
Berto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto motions for Ky to come forward. Berto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ky looks to land a body kick but Berto moved away.
Berto dodges the punch combination from Ky.
Berto scores with a hook.
Ky wants to clinch up but Berto keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berto shoots in but Ky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ky throws a leg kick that misses.
Berto misses with a takedown attempt
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
Berto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ky.
Ky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky tries a head kick but it misses.
Ky blocks the body kick.
Berto thumps Ky with a low kick.
Ky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ky lands a glancing blow to the side of Berto's head.
Berto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ky.
Berto misses with a wild body shot.
Ky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berto is able to avoid easily.
Berto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ky.
Ky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Ky darts in and clinches Berto up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky is leaning against Berto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ky lands an uppercut.
Ky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ky scores with a shot to the side of Berto's head.
Berto blocking some punches.
Ky gets underhooks to prevent Berto's takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ky works on Berto's body with a couple of short punches.
Berto looks gassed!
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Berto avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ky fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Ky.
Ky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ky keeps control of Berto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berto's elbow.
Ky tries a body shot but Berto blocks it.
Ky lands a shoulder strike.
Ky misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ky misses with a wild combination.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Berto is just out of range.
Berto throws a leg kick but Ky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ninja Berto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ky misses with a low kick.
Berto is looking to land body kicks.
Ky looks to land a body kick but Berto moved away.
Berto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ky throws a low kick but Berto avoids it.
Ky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ky throws a series of punches but Berto avoids them all with ease.
Berto misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Berto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Berto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berto slips a jab from Ky.
Berto throws a sloppy head kick and Ky moves out of range easily.
Ky misses with a low kick.
Berto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Berto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berto scores with a nice strike.
Ky throws out a loose jab but Berto uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ky.
Nice shot by Ky.
Ky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berto tries for a takedown but Ky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ky sprawls well. Ky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berto gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaia Ky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
Ky misses with a low kick.
Gaia Ky is winning the standup battle so far.
Ky missing with a left hand there. Berto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ky throws a head kick but Berto moves out of range.
Berto cracks the inside of Ky's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berto throws a leg kick but Ky checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ky.
Berto blocks the body kick.
Berto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berto swings for the body but Ky moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Berto misses.
Ky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berto's calf.
Berto lands a nice shot that snaps Ky's head back.
Ky lands with a right hand.
Ky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ky avoids a kick to the body.
Ky misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Ky.
Ky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Berto misses
and Ky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ky rather than just go for the knockout.
Berto is breathing heavily.
Ky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berto fails with a takedown attempt.
Ky misses with a low kick.
Ky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berto slips a straight right by Ky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto misses with a wild body shot.
Berto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ky is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Berto.
Berto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Berto jabs at Ky's body.
Berto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ky is fending him off so far but Berto persists. Nope, Ky circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Ky finds it's target.
Ky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ky misses with a body kick.
Ky loads up on a big right hand but Berto slips the punch.
Berto tries to work over Ky's front leg with a kick but Ky checks it.

Ky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Berto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ky manages to pass to mount!
Ky is looking to stand but Ky has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Berto working to try and regain half guard.

Ky stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berto.
Ninja Berto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky throws a series of punches but Berto avoids them all with ease.

Berto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Berto showed some decent athleticism there.
Berto is looking to take a break and control but Ky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ky wants to stand back up but Berto manages to pass into side control.
The strikes coming from Berto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ky is looking for a sweep.
Ky looks to move to half guard but instead Berto has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berto cracks Ky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gaia Ky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ky tries to hold on but Berto postures up.
Ky bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Berto wants to sweep here but Ky controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ky!
Berto lands a big elbow.
Berto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto landing strikes from the mount and Ky is in trouble!
Ky tries to lock up and control but Berto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ninja Berto.
I think Ky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaia Ky!
Gaia Ky opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.